Risk Assessment – Barbour EHS Technical Guide

Resources - 22 April 2013 - 0comments

Six-digit fine for power-press incident

In Court - 22 March 2013 - 3comments

A packaging firm has been fined £200,000 after a worker severed fingers on both hands when they...

NI council in dock for legionella failings

In Court - 21 March 2013 - 1comments

A local council and a contractor failed to manage the risks of legionella at a leisure centre in...

Businesses’ neglect over grey-fleet drivers revealed

News - 15 March 2013 - 0comments

UK businesses are not doing enough to implement safety measures for grey-fleet motorists, new...

Access industry body welcomes risk-assessment guidance

News - 12 March 2013 - 0comments

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has welcomed new risk-assessment guidance for...

Businesses’ neglect over grey-fleet drivers revealed

News - 15 March 2013 - 0comments

UK businesses are not doing enough to implement safety measures for grey-fleet motorists, new...

Access industry body welcomes risk-assessment guidance

News - 12 March 2013 - 0comments

The International Powered Access Federation (IPAF) has welcomed new risk-assessment guidance for...

IOSH 2013 - Risk assessment must win over compliance

News - 26 February 2013 - 1comments

“Put risk assessment at the absolute heart of everything you do, rather than compliance, and you...

Fire-fighters were ordered to address “inherently hazardous” situation

News - 10 January 2013 - 4comments

A judge has ruled a Fire Board liable for the injuries sustained by two fire-fighters, who were...

New guidance closes gap between rules and reality

News - 5 December 2012 - 0comments

Research commissioned by IOSH has resulted in practical guidance to help organisations develop...

Six-digit fine for power-press incident

In Court - 22 March 2013 - 3comments

A packaging firm has been fined £200,000 after a worker severed fingers on both hands when they...

NI council in dock for legionella failings

In Court - 21 March 2013 - 1comments

A local council and a contractor failed to manage the risks of legionella at a leisure centre in...

Appeals lodged after £650,000 motorway fatality verdict

In Court - 25 February 2013 - 0comments

Two companies have each been fined £225,000, and ordered to pay £100,000 in costs, after a member...

Major tobacco firm handed big fine for crush death

In Court - 30 October 2012 - 0comments

A tobacco manufacturer in Northern Ireland has been fined £150,000 after an engineer was crushed...

Care home failed to identify fatal asphyxiation risk

In Court - 13 September 2012 - 11comments

A care home must pay £178,000 in fines and costs after a 93-year-old resident died because of...

Risk Assessment – Barbour EHS Technical Guide

Resources - 22 April 2013 - 0comments

Risk management- Standard and deliver

Features - 15 October 2009 - 0comments

The imminent publication of ISO 31000:2009 Risk Management –...

The dynamic duel

Features - 26 January 2009 - 0comments

Decisions made by emergency services personnel about whether or...

In court analysis- Clearing the risk 'hurdle'

Features - 22 September 2008 - 1comments

Kevin Bridges discusses three recent cases that highlight how risk must be real, rather than...